Toy vehicle.



L. A. BRIGEL.

TOY VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15. 1913.

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TOY VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15. 1913.

Patented Oct. 23,1917.

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Beit known that I, LEO A. BRIGEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cheviot, in the county of Hamilton and .State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Vehicles, of which the following is a'specification. i

1 My invention relates to improvements in toyvehicles. One ofits' Objects is to provide an improved toy vehicle of maximum strength and simplicity'of construction. Another object is to provide a toy vehicle with improved steering My invention also comprises certain details of form, combination and arrangement, all of which will be fully setforth in the description of the accompanying drawings, in which: I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my proved toy vehicle. r

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

- Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail .of the steeringgear post.

' Fig. 5 is a perspective abovethesteering gear post.

Fig. 6 is a. perspective view of the forward wheel truck detached.

. Fig.7 is a detail partly in section of portions of the steering rod. 1 Fig. v8 is a sec"'onal detail through a pair of wheelsand wheeltruck, i g T Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 illus-v trating a modification.-

The accompanying drawings illustrate the preferred embodiments of my invention, in which A represents the body of the vehicle. B represents therear wheel truck rigidlyattached to the body and C the forward wheel truck pivotally attached to the vehicle body. The wheels F are preferably of; small diameter similar-to those employed on roller skates and the vehicle body is supported thereby in a position close to the ground.

A hollow post-D is mounted upon the forward end- 0f the body A with its lower end 2 recessedinto the body. Said post has an bearing 4 for a steering rod E at the upper end of which is a handlebar 5 preferably curved rearwardly, The rod E and handle bar 5 may be formed from iron pipe, and are preferably detachably united by a bolt 6 having a hook shaped head to hook into a perforation in the side of the post, and a nut 7 to engage thethreaded shank ofthe bolt after Specification of Letters meat;

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itispassed throughperforations at the center .of the handle bar; A collar 8. preferably having an integrally stampedear 9is=locked to the rod E above the post D by means of a cotter-pin 10. The portion of rod E Patented Oct. 23,1917; Application filed septer'nber 15, 1913. Seria1'No. 789,881. I I l J withinpost D is dressed true by grinding or turning,and its lower end is threaded and provided with a longitudinal slot 11.- A metalshoe or, face plate 12 is preferably se-I cured to the under side of body A, beneath the post D, and .may be slotted in from the T sides andheid in place by the heads of the same bolts-14 employed to lock the post I) to thebody. Y

The forward wheel'truck ispreferably of stamped metal with twosemi-circular'openings 15 to receive the lower slotted endof the rod. E, while the bar 16. enters the slot thereinand'locks the truck against rotation relative to'the: rod .E. ,A nut 17 threaded upon the lower end of rod E below lthe'truck C serves to hold the rod and truck in position relative to the body A and to take up any lost motion. The nut 17 is .lockedltoits adjusted position by meansof one or other of'the ears 18, be bent 'or forced into engagement with one of the faces of the nut in practically any positioni of adjustment of the nut. The depending arms 19 of the'truck are perforated oneofiwhich is in position to I at 20 to receive a wheel axle and are pref erably :braoed' against lateral :strain -by means of ears 21 stamped fromtheibody of the truck. The forward truck isthus locked to the steering rod E to be turned thereby to guide the vehicle, v truck is in rear of the point of attachment to post E, therebyncreating a tendency-for the wheels to retain their'normal position as illustrated except when diverted thereand the axle of said ifrom by poweryapplied to the handle bars.

The rear truck is preferably the same as illustrated in Fig- 6 and heretofore described 'except'th'at the perforations15 are omitted and others provided whereby the rear truck may be rigidly bodyA. In the preferred form of construction, as illustrated in'Fig. 8, the wheel axles are rigidly mounted upon the trucks and the bolted to the wheels are supported upon ball or roller bearings. Asection of tube 22 surrounds the axle 24: intermediate of thetruck arms 19 and the ends of said tube forms shoulders against which the inner faces of arms Ball-race sections 25 and 26"at each end of the axle form bearings to retain the balls or rollers in place, and after the wheels and their balls or rollers have been placed in position the members 26 are slipped over the ends of the axle and the ends of the axle headed or riveted down to rigidly lock the ball-race sections 25 and 26 in place and to lock said axle rigidly to the truck.

In the modification Fig. 9 the arms 19 of the trucks are stamped with perforations 27 for the Wheel axle having inwardly turned flanges 28 formed by forcing the metal of said perforations outwardly, thereby providing ample bearing or journal surfaces for the wheel axles 29 to which the wheels are rigidly attached by a drive fit, leaving the axles free to rotate relative to the trucks.

Adjacent to the rear wheels I provide a brake shoe 30 from which a brake rod 31 projects forwardly and is movably supported beneath the body A by means of straps or brackets 32. Leaf springs 33 are attached to the brackets 32 and bear upon the brake rod 31 to prevent too free a movement thereof and to press the brake rod and shoe against the under side of body A. The forward end of rod 31 is slotted and provided with a shoe 3a to ride upon the under face of body A and hold rod 31 in position. A foot lever 35 is pivotally mounted upon body A and its lower end 40 enters the slot in rod 31 and bears upon a metal pin 36 to shift rod 81 and brake shoe 30 rearwardly to cause said brake shoe to engage the faces of the rear wheels. A coiled spring 37 serves to retract the brake rod and shoe when the foot lever 35 is released.

The mechanism herein illustrated and described is capable of considerable modification Without departing from the principle of my invention.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. A toy vehicle comprising a vehicle body, a rear wheel truck provided with wheels and an axle rigidly attached near the rear end to said body, a forward yoke shaped wheel truck provided with wheels and an axle and pivotally mounted relatively to said vehicle body, a steering post mounted upon and recessed into said vehicle body above said forward wheel truck, a metal shoe interposed between said vehicle body and said forward wheel truck, and connected through the vehicle body with said steering post, and a steering rod provided with handle bars rotatably mounted in said steering post and rigidly attached to said forward wheel truck in advance of its axle.

naaeaee 2. In a toy vehicle, a forward wheel truck provided with wheels and an axle, and provided with an irregular stamped perforation in advance of its axle to receive and non-rotatively engage the lower end of a steering rod to pivotally attach said forward truck to said vehicle body, a steering post mounted upon said vehicle body above said forward truck, and a steering rod rotatably mounted in said post and rigidly locked in said irregular forward wheel truck.

3. In a toy vehicle, a forward wheel truck provided with wheels and an axle and provided withperforations in advance of its axle to receive the forked ends of a steering rod to ivotally attach said forward truck to said vehicle body, a steering post mounted upon said vehicle body above said forward truck, and a steering rod rotatably mounted in said post and forked at its lower end to non-rotatably engage said forward wheel truck.

at. In a toy vehicle a stamped yoke shaped wheel truck having a perforation to nonrotatively lock said truck to a steering rod, an ear to act as a nut lock, and projecting ears to engage the inner faces of the depending truck arms to resist later strains thereon.

5. In a toy vehicle a vehicle body, a steering post mounted upon the forward end of said vehicle body, a steering rod having a collar above said steering post, forked at its lower end and rotatably mounted in said steering post, and a yoke shaped forward wheel truck rigidly locked by a cross bar to the forked end of said steering rod beneath said vehicle body.

6. In a toy vehicle a vehicle body, a steering post mounted upon the forward end of said vehicle body, a tubular steering rod having a collar locked thereto above said steering post, forked and threaded at its lower end and rotatably mountedin said steering post, and a yoke shaped forward wheel truck having perforations to receive the forked end of said steering post to rigidly locksaid truck to said steering post.

7. In a toy vehicle, a vehicle body, stamped yoke shaped wheel trucks therefor, wheel axles rigidly locked to the depending arms of said trucks bymeans of tubular sleeves on said axles intermediate of said perforation of the truck arms and ball-race members in pairs rigidly carried by opposite ends 'of said axles" outside of said truck arms.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses. LEO-A. BRIGEL. Witnesses C. MILEs', V. THORNTON BOGERT.

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